El Salvador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
57,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 57,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.05 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 19.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 120 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 25,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,527 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 22,807 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 85,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,383 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 74,366 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 128,992 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,543 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 111,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 407,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 385,660 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 726,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34,971 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 691,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 999,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 55,144 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 944,822 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
El Salvador, at 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 57,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
1.05 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,189 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.